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I read that recently there was an accident at 6Flags Georgia. Apparently a 16 year old boy scaled two 6-foot fences to get in the park. He passed many signs that said 'no tresspassing' & 'dangerous zone'. But after he got over the fences, he was decapatated by the Batman roller coaster. Sources say he was retreving a hat he had lost while on the ride.
I read about this - it's really very sad. That poor family.
However, i also read that the area was very clearly marked off with danger signs and restricted area signs. Also, the kid had to jump TWO 6 foot fences to get into that area. Common sense would tell me to just buy another hat when I got home than go through all that trouble and danger. Warnings are there for a reason!
Sounds like one of those you get what you deserve situations... They don't put up those signs because they feel like it.
I know! I feel horrible for the family and friends of this boy. But on the other hand it is common sense not to go there! And does anyone know if he actually went on the tracks?! why would you do that....this is like that story of that man who went on the disney monorail tracks a few years ago and lost a few limbs. But I feel horrible calling the boy stupid
Very sad. Who knows what was going through his mind. Apparently he wasn't trying to get into the park, but was already an admitted guest who had ridden the Batman coaster, lost his hat, and used amazingly bad judgment in trying to get the hat back. Of course there were warning signs, and not that it's an excuse, but who hasn't done some really stupid things, especially in youth? I feel for his family.
Agreed. We've all used poor judgement at one point or another. At 16, many just have that "nothing will happen" mentality. I feel for the boy's family and friends. Very sad.Quote:
Originally Posted by SBETigg
We were there Thursday (not day it happened). We would stand by the coasters and watch them, but I can't imagine hopping the fences!! I saw some pretty brash things while we were there, people standing up on the skybucket ride and there was this one kid who was on the swing ride in the Batman area trying to grab the girl's swing next to him while we were up in the air. I turned this into a lesson for my kids, when you read a sign like those posted, obey it and don't do dumb things, I feel so bad for the kid's family. Did y'all hear last year one of the workers died in the same area of the Batman coaster when someone's feet struck him.
IDK if he could get on the tracks really.. Its one of those kinds that has the 1 metal bar for a track. I read the coaster, at top speed, goes about 50 mph. I really wonder why or how come the kid didnt duck? You cant help but feel for his family and the poor ppl on the ride at that time. How horrifying! Couldnt he have just put in a lost and found and gotten his hat back the next morning? Im sure that type of thing happens all the time and when rides close down for the night operators or maintenance ppl pick up dropped items - or are they lost forever?Quote:
Originally Posted by Minnie Imagineer
Still, so sad.
We saw a million things on the ground of rides, even the kiddie coaster, hats, glasses whatever, and the poor kids that work there would even tell people to put things away if they didn't want to lose them.
I always feel sorry for the CMs that work grad nite, it's just crazy for the most part. One of the guys in my class stood up on Space Mtn. and was escorted out of the party.
That poor boy and his family! We have all done some things in our past and present that would make us seem like we were tempting fate.
It just makes me want to cry.
This was a shocking story. My thoughts and prayers go out for all involved.
This is truly a sad situation for everyone involved, my prayers go out to him and his family.
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Originally Posted by tinkerbell04
What a tragedy...
Wow, that is horrible. My heart goes out to the family and the people on the ride who whitnessed it, that's a hard memory that can't be earased. I hope at least one person learns from this boys mistake. :(
Very sad! :(
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Originally Posted by DizneyRox
OUCH!
I can't imagine a 16 or 17 year old deserving this :(
I pray that his family has the strength and love to survive this tragedy.
Very sad and tragic indeed. I feel for his family and friends. I also hope the guests on the ride at the time couldn't actually see what happened. Seeing that could be very traumatic especially for younger guests.
In the wild, it's called natural selection.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazypoohbearOUCH!Quote:
Originally Posted by DizneyRox
I can't imagine a 16 or 17 year old deserving this :(
I pray that his family has the strength and love to survive this tragedy.
I have this sneaking suspicion the parents will try and sue. If they do, I hope somebody in the Six Flags organization says so sad, too bad, and fights any litigation.
While the situation is sad and I feel for the parents and friends, the teen was seventeen and knew what he was doing. Everything is clearly marked and there were two security fences protecting the area. While the teen may not have "gotten what he deserved," the family is not at all deserving of any compensation for their loss since the teen trespassed into a clearly marked danger area.
Thank God we live in the human race and we (mostly) have evolved into a compassionate, caring, FORGIVING and Understanding species .Quote:
Originally Posted by DizneyRox
I dont' know of any 17 year old who makes the right decision every time all the time. And unfortunately this particuar teen made a bad decision that cost him his life and for that I feel sorry and compassion for his family and friends. I will send out prayers for all those involved because as humans we are superior to the animals in the wild.
I agree. I did so many brainless, idiotic and downright dangerous things as a teen that I look back and cringe (and I was your average "good kid"). It was certainly a dumb thing for him to do, but the consequences probab;y never occurred to him. To him, the do not enter signs were probably taken as more of a "you arent allowed here" warning than a "you can be killed" one. It's very sad..Quote:
I dont' know of any 17 year old who makes the right decision every time all the time. And unfortunately this particuar teen made a bad decision that cost him his life and for that I feel sorry and compassion for his family and friends. I will send out prayers for all those involved because as humans we are superior to the animals in the wild.
I'm sorry that he was killed but...the fences are there for a reason.
They probably told him they'd retrieve the had later because THEY are not allowed to go there. My heart goes out to his family...
Yeesh...superior? Not quite.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazypoohbear
It may be sad, but the teen did a ridiculously stupid thing. A tragedy to me is someone who dies saving someone else or by a random, senseless crime.
I did some pretty dumb things myself around that age, however, none of them were comparable to what this kid did. It's a shame really, my sympathies for his family.
I saw a statement his father made, and it doesn't sound like he's blaming the park. However, apparently the state regulators report is requiring them to put up more and bigger signs. I'm sorry, but I really don't see the point. And I don't really that it would've stopped this accident from happening. From everything I read, the kid intentionally went into the area, so I don't see where a sign would've made him stop. Anybody old enough to know the dangers of automobiles, and how to be careful when crossing the street, should be able to understand the danger that a roller coaster such as this one posseses as well as comprehending the fences erected.
I still think that kids this age are just not thinkers. They do not deserve to die.
They think they are indistructable and they can outwit, outlast and outsmart anything.
I'm sure this kid thought he knew what he was doing. Was it a dumb decision on his part YES, did he deserve to die NO is anyone at fault NO.
I know that I did incredibly stupid things at that age. I should be dead. I look at my DS and I think wow, I had no idea what was going on at that age. And he thinks he knows the world inside and out at 18-19 years old.
I feel sorry for his family but this kid was just plain stupid. He and his cousin took a break from the park and instead of re-entering at the gate they decided to jump the fence to get to the Batman ride more quickly! I am just glad that no one was on the ride at the time so they didn't have to witness a kid getting decapitated.